Watson Nation Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

We’re at a Crossroad.

Look, today has been a truly special kind of awful. Some days have low lows paired with tiny highs. Some days have enough good news to hang our hat on at night and allow us to pick ourselves back up in the morning. This was not one of those days…

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Today marks another baby step in right direction on what we hope will be the marathon of Jon’s ultimate recovery. Jon’s team continues to fight his significant sepsis infection. They did a CT scan (X-ray image) on his brain, chest and stomach to get a better idea on the health of each. We won’t know the results of those until tomorrow…

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Support. It’s an uncomplicated concept yet its definition doesn’t seem to quite do it justice. The support Megan and family have received over this hellish process could never be summed up in one simple translation. Support comes in so many different forms and we’ve all been lucky enough to witness…

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

“No matter what happens, you are my beautiful wife. Whatever life throws at us, it’s not always easy but no matter what I’m yours.” Those were some of the last words Jon texted Megan…

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FEBRUARY 9, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

“It’s hard to imagine someone can endure all of this.” Words spoken by Jon’s doctors...clearly they don’t know Jon.

Today they’ve reduced Jon’s blood pressure medicine. Previously he was on Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, and Vasopressin to keep his blood pressure up…

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We are convinced Jon is showing signs that he is starting to wake up. He responded to the nurse with some very slow eye interactions; close your eyes for yes open them wide for no. While being talked to by Megan’s dad, his blood pressure shot from 60 to 80…

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Lauren Lauren

FEBRUARY 6, 2020 2

Well, I guess this falls under the category of “No news is good news”. Other than the drop in blood pressure (which was corrected with medicine) and a few involuntary movements, there is not much to report. He has not woken up yet. “Yet” being the operative word because he will, in fact, wake up. Don’t tell us otherwise for your own safety…

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Lauren Lauren

FEBRUARY 6, 2020 1

Many people have reached out from near and far asking how they can help. Close relatives to perfect strangers have been impacted by Jon and the fight for his life.

Here’s one way you can help the Watson family as we wait for Jon to wake up. Scientific studies have shown that talking to a loved one in a comatose state actually helps them recover…

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Lauren Lauren

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Hard Fight.

Jon continues to fight, and he’s fighting HARD but he is in uncharted waters here. Yes, he is at the #1 hospital in California (#6 in the nation) but even the best hospitals in the world pass through the threshold of the unknown occasionally. Jon’s case is one of those occasions…

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Sometimes, it’s the Little Things.

Let’s talk about all of the “little” things because in order for the big picture to become clear, all the little things have to come together in just the right way. And, for clarity’s sake, I’m speaking comparatively here…

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Streptococcal Infection (invasive group A strep, GAS) more commonly known as “strep”. We’ve all heard of it or even had it. Who knew such a common bacterial infection could turn into something so deadly?? I didn’t. Unfortunately Strep A’s severe consequences are the one of the biggest hurdles Jon’s body has to fight and overcome…

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FEBRUARY 2, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Jon remains in critical condition and has been categorized as “the sickest patient at UCLA Medical”. Despite this unwelcome title Jon continues to fight. His body currently relies on life support for all of his main organs; with the exception of his brain which we believe…

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February 1, 2020
Lauren Wolpert Lauren Wolpert

February 1, 2020

On January 18, 2020, Jonathan Watson fell seriously ill from Influenza B and a bacterial blood infection, Strep A while on a business trip in Europe. His survival of this illness up to this point, and multiple surgeries afterward were the first of many miracles for Jon…

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